Adapt authoring tool

The Adapt authoring tool is a server-based web application to allow you and your team to quickly build responsive e-learning content.

Being a server-based tool, it’s accessed by users via a web browser, and lets you easily create beautiful Adapt courses using any combination of existing tried-and-tested Adapt plugins to add interactivity and functionality, and rich multimedia assets and themes to add visual flair.

You can preview your e-learning creations straight from the authoring tool, or quickly and easily package them up for uploading to your SCORM-compliant LMS — all straight out-of-the-box.

The Adapt authoring tool uses a combination of software platforms that usually run on a web server, rather than on your computer.

This web app structure allows the tool to be installed once and accessed by many users, in the same way that an LMS or webmail application works.

Currently using the authoring tool involves some manual steps in the command line interface to get all the pieces installed and working correctly together. We provide step by step instructions on installing the authoring tool. For non-technical people, we recommend to have technical help at hand for the installation process.

The Adapt authoring tool is designed to be used on a desktop computer, although the fully responsive HTML5 output is suitable for devices from smartphones to large desktop monitors.

Ability to export course source code for standalone command-line development

Feature Roadmap

The Adapt authoring tool is one of the fastest-progressing parts of the project, and we always have a long list of features queued up for development. If you’re interested in what’s coming next to the Adapt authoring tool, visit this page for more information.

As a side-note: being an open-source project, we rely on time ‘donations’ from project collaborators. Because of this, we choose not to publish any specific release schedules, as these are highly likely to be inaccurate. If there’s a feature you require urgently, we would be very grateful for any developer-resource you are able to spare for our cause.

Getting started

Installing the authoring tool is getting easier and easier; however, it still requires you to take steps that are typically hidden within a packaged installer.

The Adapt authoring tool is already being used by instructional designers and L&D departments to create responsive, HTML5, SCORM compatible elearning packages which can be tracked in an LMS.

If you’re not intimidated by techie things, here’s our guide to installing the authoring tool. And that’s when the fun starts!

Fully documented

Once you’re up and running, you’ll want to find out more about the various components and capabilities of the authoring tool. The documentation has help and information for non-technical users and developers.